Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-27

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For this section northcasterly winds, fair wealth
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THE BAGGErT CAsE.-The Richmond
State ofSaturday had the following account
of the Baggett case:
Mr.. J. B. Baggett, who was arrested in
Alexandria on telegram from Chief of
Police Poe, and brought to this city last
evening by Sergt j. A. Cosby, WAS before
the Police Court this morning to answer the
charge of stealing at divers times 5000 from
NJ. F. Clarke.
Mr.. Clifford Shaw, who gave Mr.. Clarke
the information which led to the issuing of
the warrant against Baggett, said all he
knew of the case was what he had heard.
He knew nothing of his own knowledge.
He was told to stand aside.
Mrs Shaw, sister of Mrs. Baggett tes-
tilted that about eighteen months ago MIR.
Baggett, her brother.in law, came home one
Saturday night and ratified something in his
pocket She asked him what it was. Bag
gett said to her that it was money he had
taken in that day She remarked to him,
You had better not do that, as Mr.. Clarke
will find it out"
Mr. Clarke, the first witness examined,
stated that he was short about $500 !;
that he had never seen Mr.. Baggett take
anything from him neither had he missed
anything out of his stock, and knew nothing
except what had been tod him by other
persons.
On cross examination Clarke admitted
that he was indebted to Mrs. Baggett, who
held his due bill for $40. On the day be.
fore the warrant was issued against Baggett
Mrs. B. called on him for 8 settlement and
they had some words during which he used
some strong language.
In reply to this Baggett said Mr. Clarke
does not count after me-"
81 Justice Richardson "Mrs tShaw, you sus'
pected Baggett of plferng from his employ.
er You did not go to Mr.. Clarke and tell
him?"
Mrs. Shaw NO, sir; l did not"
Counsel for Bsggett Mrs. Shaw, you had
quarrel with Mrs. Bageett last week and
she left your house, did she not"
Mrs Shaw: Yes, sir.'
Counsel: After you had that quarrel
didn't your husband go to Mr.. Clarke the
next day and tell him that Baggett had been
robbing him?'
Mrs Shaw Yes, sir"
This concluded the testimony for the Com
monweslth.
The counsel for the defence stated that
they did not desire to introduce any wit
nesses.
Justice Richardson The Commonwealth
has failed to make out q case against MIR.
Baggett. He is discharged"
BILLY WILLIAMS AGAIN-A dispatch
from Oakland, Md. to the Baltimore San
says:
''Some time in the latter part Of May the
town baiitf here received card from Nc
Devitts Detective Agency, of WaShingt on,
requesting him to look out for BILLY" Will
liams, charged with numbering Officer Ar
mold, of Alexandria, Va. On the morning
of June is the baiitf arrested tramp and
put him in tbs town lookup for q hearing in
the afternoon The lookup is not very
strong prison, and when the officer went af-
ter his man he found the prisoner had broken
out and made good his escape. Later in the
evening Officer Grim succeeded in rearrest-
ing the tramp, who resisted so strongly that
it required four men to put hun IN 81 cell
Upon examination it was found that the
prisoner had marks and scars answering the
description of Billy Williams lnforma-
ton was at once wired to Washington, and
Saturday Detective A II. NOss, Of that city,
came ere and interviewed the prisoner.
The elective said the man was not Bully
Williams but he recognized him IA per
son we'll known 10 the police and wanted III
Washington upon several charges 1t Is
understood here that the prisoner will he
surrendered upon q requsition when one
arrives The weight. height marks and
scars of the prisoner correspond so accurate
ly to the description OF Billy Williams
which was received here that officer Grim
is convinced that he has the real murderer
of officer Arnold, Notwithstanding the state
ment of the detective. Late yesterday al
ternoon telegram was received from the
opdrio lnuuIrlnp
whether Williams had been Identified ana
whether he was still in custody"
Capt. Webster o.day received letter
from c. A. Butterworth Dow City, Craw-
ford county, Iowa, stating that he knows
the whereabouts of man answering the
description of Billy Williams, who gave his
name az Albert Williams. He says the
man stole ride OH baggage car, ana came
from the East on the oath of May, and that
he said he had lived in Virginia. Lieut..
Smith went to Washington to-day IN refer
ence to the matter.
PUBLIC SCHooLs.-The closing exercise s
of the public schools began this morning
when, at Peabody building, the pupils OF
Lee school white girls were dismissed Tor
the session. The teachers of the schools
are, Miss V. E Clarkson, principal, and
Misses Sallie Yates, Burnetta Brockett,
Mary Walsh, Ada Grigg aud Maggie Price,
assistants. The young ladies assembled at
tho hall at o'clock, all prettily dressed,
aud were awarded their prizes by Supt: H.
l.. Carne, assisted by MIR. Hubert Snowden,
clerk OF the School Board. Miss Mary Ellis,
former pupil of the school, presided at the
organ and during the exercises the children
sang several pretty ballads. The Carne
duty medal was awarded to Miss Gertrude
Dao rhorn and tho SuDer;ptonJopt's ,naSol
to Miss Bette Goods. Besides the cards of
hnnnr Sararal of Iha raI1nils ,raro .,~onont cd